{"id":30654,"date":"2014-04-14T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=30654"},"modified":"2017-09-09T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T18:51:06","slug":"elizabeth-sulcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/elizabeth-sulcer\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Sulcer"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n#introbox {border:1px solid white;padding:80px;font-size:26px;}\n.mdcdidotro {font-family:'Didot W01 Roman';}\n.mdcdidoti {font-family:'Didot W01 Italic';}\n.mdcdidotb {font-family:'Didot W01 Bold';}\n.mdchelvetical {font-family:'Helvetica W01 Light';}\n.mdchelveticai {font-family:'Helvetica W01 Light Obl';}\n.mdchelveticar {font-family:'Helvetica W01 Roman';}\n.mdchelveticab {font-family:'Helvetica W01 Bold';}\n.opensans,#introbox, .introcredits, .txtbox {font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;}\n#introbox .introcredits {font-size:20px;}\n#introbox,.txtbox {margin:60px 0 10px 0;font-weight:300;}\n#introbox .title {font-size:96px;color:black;}\n#introbox .mdctitle {color:#999;}\n.imgbox {margin: auto 0;border-top:1px solid white;border-bottom:1px solid white;float:left;padding:40px;}\n.quotebox {border-top:1px solid #fff;border-bottom:1px solid #fff;\npadding:80px;\nfont-size:24px;\nfont-family:'Helvetica W01 Light Obl';}\n.txtbox .quotebox {margin:40px 80px 40px 30px;}\n.rside .quotebox {margin:130px 30px 10px 30px;}\n.bqstart,.bqend{font-family:'Didot W01 Italic';font-size: 700%;color: #FF0000;}\n.bqstart {\nfloat: left;\nheight: 45px;\nmargin-top: -120px;\nmargin-left: -80px;\npadding-top: 45px;\nmargin-bottom: -50px;}\n.scrollerdiv {margin: 30px 0 30px 0;}\n.simply-scroll-container {position: relative;}\n.simply-scroll-clip {\n\tposition: relative;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n\tz-index: 2;\n}\n.simply-scroll-list { \n\tposition: absolute;\n\ttop: 0;\n\tleft: 0;\n\tz-index: 1;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n\tmargin: 0;\n\tpadding: 0;\n\tlist-style: none;\n}\n.simply-scroll-list li {\n\tpadding: 0;\n\tmargin: 0;\n\tlist-style: none;\n}\n.simply-scroll-list li img {\n\tborder: none;\n\tdisplay: block;\n}\n.simply-scroll { \n\twidth: 1280px;\n\theight: 350px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 1em;\n}\n.simply-scroll .simply-scroll-clip {\n\twidth: 1280px;\n\theight: 350px;\n}\n.simply-scroll .simply-scroll-list li {\n\tfloat: left;\n\theight: 350px;\n}\n.bqend {\nfloat: right;\nheight: 25px;\nmargin-top: -40px;\npadding-top: 20px;\n}\n.credits {font-size:12px;font-family:\"Courier New\", Courier, monospace;font-weight:normal;word-wrap:break-word;}\n.rside {width:39%;max-width:500px;float:left;}\n.txtcont {border:1px solid black;}\n.txtbox {width:41%;max-width:520px;border:0;padding-left:50px;padding-right:80px;float:left;}\n.separ,.separb  {clear:both;}\n.separb {border:1px solid black;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.com\/cssapi\/544ca7db-3ebc-42aa-9645-62e7779154a9.css\"\/>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.com\/cssapi\/cf078006-a05b-4f0e-9212-2fbd05409a7c.css\"\/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ElizabethSulcerMDX.jpg\" alt=\"ElizabethSulcerMDX\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ElizabethSulcerMDX.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ElizabethSulcerMDX-840x374.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ElizabethSulcerMDX-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ElizabethSulcerMDX-200x89.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"mdcdidotro title\"><span style=\"font-size:2.3em;margin-right:-10px;\">E<\/span>lizabeth Sulcer<\/div>\n<p>With her encyclopedic knowledge of fashion and well-trained eye, rising star stylist <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/elizabeth-sulcer'>Elizabeth Sulcer<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/lalaland-artists'>Lalaland Artists<\/a>) has had a hand in the creation of inspiring images within the pages of high-profile glossies like Vogue Italia, Numero, Vogue Japan and Vogue China. In her previous role as fashion director of BlackBook, Sulcer reshaped the way in which celebrities were presented editorially, capturing Hollywood\u2019s finest in an avant-garde manner that showcased their versatility as performers as well as their style. <\/p>\n<p>Known for her bold take on luxury and preference for a sensual vision of femininity that isn\u2019t afraid to be decadent, Sulcer has cemented her position as one to watch. Her rise from assistant at Alexander McQueen to in-demand stylist is a quintessential fashion industry tale of hard work, undeniable talent and a little bit of luck. With her roster of top tier clients, upbeat energy and infectious enthusiasm for the creative process, Sulcer is an ideal representative of fashion\u2019s next generation of influencers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nA Models.com interview by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/janelle-okwodu'>Janelle Okwodu<\/a><br \/>\nPhotographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/david-roemer'>David Roemer<\/a> for Models.com<br \/>\nTalent &#038; Stylist: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/elizabeth-sulcer'>Elizabeth Sulcer<\/a><br \/>\nMakeup: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/frankie-boyd'>Frankie Boyd<\/a><br \/>\nHair: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/keith-carpenter'>Keith Carpenter<\/a><br \/>\nAll Clothing: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/balmain-1'>Balmain<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue.jpg\" alt=\"ES_Vogue\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-italia'>Vogue Italia<\/a> &#8211; Nov 2013 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/ellen-von-unwerth'>Ellen von Unwerth<\/a> \/ Models: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/stella-maxwell'>Stella Maxwell<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/kate-king'>Kate King<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/luma-grothe'>Luma Grothe<\/a>, and <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/carola-remer'>Carola Remer<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>Were you always interested in fashion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I think I was always into fashion. I laugh about it now, but I used to get in trouble for dressing up my little brother and sister. I would put them in these wild outfits and borrow stuff from my grandma and mom &#8211; all their designer stuff. You know, big gold Versace belts. I would do the whole thing, even take pictures of them and polaroids late at night. I feel like it started really young. I didn\u2019t know back then, of course, what a stylist was. That is something that just emerged, I think, in the last twenty years. But there was something inside of me, I was an artist. I wanted to create from a young age and I loved to play with the idea of a character. Back then it was just playful and childlike. <\/p>\n<p><strong>When did it start to become more of a career for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: It was super organic, I originally studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown and I was trying to be a designer. I started very young, I was a junior in college and I went over to London to intern with Alexander McQueen. That\u2019s sort of, I guess, the beginning of my life in fashion. Working with Lee, it was a small team at that time, was a very exciting intense environment. He was a genius, he really pushed you to bring out that creative fearlessness. Even though I was an intern, I was assisting Alex Mullerr, who was one of their head designers under Sarah, and I became very close with them. I was basically their assistant &#8211; I was with them all the time. <\/p>\n<p>It was intense at McQueen, we actually made many of the show pieces. That experience was amazing but it was also learning experience &#8211; I knew that I didn\u2019t want to pattern cut and I didn\u2019t want to physically sew the pieces. When we would work on the shows and work with the other stylists, or when we would do fittings, that\u2019s when I really felt I was most inspired. I loved that, and I loved working with the girls. I loved the idea of taking pieces and putting them together and creating. I thought that was remarkable. You know, Lee always said, \u201cyou should be a stylist,\u201d and I didn&#8217;t really listen I just thought, &#8216;oh no &#8211; I\u2019m going to be a designer.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>&#8230;there was something inside of me, I was an artist. I wanted to create from a young age and I loved to play with the idea of a character.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>Must have been intense balancing school with such a phenomenal opportunity.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: I was going back and forth to finish college. We had big critiques and we would design shows for our final semesters. It was intense  I was flying back doing shows and working at the same time trying to graduate. But it was exciting.. such an exciting opportunity that I\u2019m so grateful for. I was going to go back and work with them but I ended up getting a call from a friend, who was working for Art Partner at the time, and Beat Bollinger was looking for an assistant. He was just coming over from Paris and they were working on the first issue of The Great Performers for New York Times Magazine with Inez &#038; Vinoodh. I ended up working on that project with him and it was really such an exciting project because that was the first one that they did with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson and Charlize Theron. I mean there were so many great stars. It was a really memorable, incredible portfolio. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Was that the one where Bill had the flowers in his beard? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: Yes the flowers in his beard! Inez is a genius, honestly, both of them, but she\u2019s just so spontaneous and she had a lot of incredible ideas. She works very closely with the talent. I felt like some of those ideas just happened organically. Tim Robbins had brought a little portrait of himself as a child just to show her and she was like, wow we need to put that in the shot. So, that was sort of how it began. I assisted Beat and we did a bunch of great jobs. We did some stuff for V magazine, a Viktor and Rolf campaign, some stuff for Terry, Japanese Vogue. He was working a lot with Inez at the time and still living in Paris, so I wasn\u2019t working with him full time. He had another assistant as well. <\/p>\n<p>Then I got offered a position, really honestly, after assisting for probably only 4 or 5 months. I was really lucky to be an assistant at Blackbook Magazine. I did that for about 5 or 6 months and  then I was lucky enough to become the fashion director there very quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I was really lucky to be an assistant at Blackbook Magazine. I did that for about 5 or 6 months and  then I was lucky enough to become the fashion director there very quickly.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueBeauty.jpg\" alt=\"ES_VogueBeauty\" width=\"1280\" height=\"856\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueBeauty.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueBeauty-840x561.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueBeauty-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueBeauty-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-italia'>Vogue Italia<\/a> Feb 2012 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/greg-kadel'>Greg Kadel<\/a> \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/constance-jablonski'>Constance Jablonski<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>With Blackbook you really reshaped the way celebrities were presented &#8211; what was that time period like?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: It was an interesting time, I was super young and it was a lot of responsibility. It was very exciting, we had an amazing editor in chief. During my time at Blackbook I had two editors in chiefs &#8211; both of whom were absolutely wonderful and so intelligent. I don\u2019t want to say we were \u201cthe beginning of the celebrity\u201d because we, by all means, did not invent that, it\u2019s been in existence forever. But we definitely harnessed it in a new, kind of, avant garde way. I felt like Blackbook was all about art and collaboration and creativity. Using the celebrities covered in that kind of capacity was new. I\u2019ve never been interested in celebrities in a \u201cHollywood\u201d way. I like the idea of doing something with them. You know, they\u2019re real people. Obviously they have an image but they\u2019re incredibly interesting and talented people &#8211; and that\u2019s why they\u2019re famous, we hope! So to get to know them a little bit and to collaborate with them was really remarkable and that\u2019s what we tried to do a lot at Blackbook. We did that with artists, with celebrities and I worked with some of the greats. <\/p>\n<p><strong>You really have worked with the greats; were there any moments that really stood out for you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I loved Cate Blanchett. She embodies, to me, one of the ultimate great stars. She is an icon so to speak. She came in and at the time we shot her she was working on that Bob Dylan film (I\u2019m Not There) and she just was so.. I don\u2019t know exactly the word to describe it, but she was so engaged in playing the part of Bob&#8230; really method acting. She really wanted to look like Bob in the pictures and have the curly hair and she didn\u2019t care about looking beautiful or normal, like the younger celebrities request. She was really about portraying her character and I was so moved by that. I loved it. I thought it was amazing. She had a power and a vision and she was excited about the shoot. We worked with so many great stars, she is one of many. <\/p>\n<p>We did Amy Adams and that was an incredible shoot as well. Now that I look back we shot such incredible stars. We shot Naomi Watts, we did tons of really great stuff with her. Hilary Swank, the list kind of goes on.  That was a really formative part of my career,  it was a super small team, not everyone knew the magazine. I came from a very high fashion world and I wanted to bring that elegance and decadence and beauty and luxury from the market and into the magazine. As the fashion director, that was my job and I worked very hard to try to do that. At the same time while doing that, working on all of the ideas and working on the covers. I was also doing all of the beauty, the mens, the women&#8217;s, the accessories\u2026 it was really, sort of, 6 jobs in one. But I definitely learned a lot and learned how to lead a team and inspire people on my team to create amazing work and to work on a magazine together. <\/p>\n<p>When I finally left, I always knew I wanted to do really high fashion and I felt that in my soul. I knew I wanted to work with Vogue and Numero and luckily that\u2019s pretty much what happened. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I always knew I wanted to do really high fashion and I felt that in my soul. I knew I wanted to work with Vogue and Numero and luckily that\u2019s pretty much what happened.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueJapan2.jpg\" alt=\"ES_VogueJapan2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"834\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueJapan2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueJapan2-840x547.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueJapan2-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VogueJapan2-200x130.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-japan'>Vogue Japan<\/a> April 2014 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/ellen-von-unwerth'>Ellen von Unwerth<\/a> \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Chiharu-Okunugi'>Chiharu Okunugi<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>Your hard work paid off! I love how you approached those goals in such a positive way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: What you just said is how I embrace my entire life. I think life is a series of chance meetings, you never know who you\u2019re going to meet. You never know their story. Everybody to me is so interesting and exciting. There\u2019s so many opportunities that maybe seem like nothing at the time, but I think it\u2019s about keeping your eyes open and being positive and excited and believing in your work. You have to believe in your talent or no one else will. You have to believe in yourself. Being honest and being a good person, being grounded, these are qualities that you can attribute to people who become successful. Hard work. <\/p>\n<p>I always felt like I had to see my future in order to be my future. If you envision who you are and what you want and live that honestly every day you will become that, in a sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So true. People often have these preconceived notions of what it is to be a stylist &#8211; how do you deal with the misconceptions? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: At the end of the day everyone has an opinion and I think it\u2019s constantly changing. We\u2019re always, at least from my perspective, I feel like I\u2019m always evolving. I\u2019m constantly growing. I\u2019\u2019m constantly changing. Everyone has ideas about what a stylist is and I think it\u2019s definitely rapidly changing in the industry right now. I think the stylist is a very powerful and important role. A lot of stylists today have become real creative directors on set and visionaries. There are so many people that I admire and look up to. <\/p>\n<p>I see the role of a stylist is a lot like an art director. They create the look, they work very closely with the hair and makeup teams and the photographers and editors at the magazine cultivating trends or different iconic moments in time and we translate them into a story depending on the season and what the magazine needs or the brands that you\u2019re working with. These are all really big tasks. I was just speaking on a general term but even stylists working with these huge mega brands today, they are really giving their ideas. They\u2019re really helping with the full design process. They\u2019re so involved and ingrained from the beginning and it\u2019s only now, I think, in the last few years that stylists are getting the recognition and the power that they really deserve for all of the hard work that they do. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I think the stylist is a very powerful and important role. A lot of stylists today have become real creative directors on set and visionaries.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Karlie2.jpg\" alt=\"ES_Karlie2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1669\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Karlie2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Karlie2-840x1095.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Karlie2-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Karlie2-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/numero'>Num\u00e9ro<\/a> Oct 2012 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/greg-kadel'>Greg Kadel<\/a> \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Karlie-Kloss'>Karlie Kloss<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>It\u2019s definitely changed a lot &#8211; what would you say is the biggest shift you\u2019ve seen? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I think my career has changed quite a lot, but also based on my interests and what I want at the time. I have a very strong style and aesthetic and I\u2019ve always had that. That woman, she\u2019s really glamorous and decadent and powerful, but I love the idea of creating a character. That has always been my rock in styling. Within that, there are a lot of things that have changed. You\u2019re working with different teams, but it\u2019s all a big family. I mean, I think I always get more responsibility as the years go on but I can\u2019t complain about that. I love what I do so much and I\u2019m happy to take the reins and be a leader when asked to. To have that opportunity is exciting and empowering. It\u2019s something I\u2019m very grateful to have. <\/p>\n<p>I love the freedom that I have and the creative, artistic, challenges that I have. I never feel burdened. Credits don\u2019t burden me, hard work does not burden me. I love hard work. I love to travel, I love the girls so much that I work with\u2026 and the boys! I mean, they\u2019ve all become really good friends. The photographers, makeup artists, etc I feel like we\u2019re a really big family. I feel so lucky. I\u2019m very blessed. Everybody is amazing and it\u2019s an honor to work in this business. I feel very blessed to have everyone&#8217;s support and loyalty and love. It\u2019s a good thing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Any sources of inspiration you look to when you&#8217;re crafting this character?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: The way that I work is sort of like a method actor, especially with women. I feel that I have to research and become that character in order to create it. It\u2019s almost like how a director works on a film, you have to really find out who that character is and create a narrative. That\u2019s going to bring so much more. The looks for me are important and they help tell the story, but the story starts with the character first. <\/p>\n<p>I feel like I\u2019ve always been really inspired by Helmut Newton. I love his work. I love Chris von Wangenheim as well.  All of which I have prints hanging in my house because it\u2019s my biggest inspiration. I think \u201cshe\u201d is very powerful, she\u2019s very strong, you know.. she\u2019s very beautiful and not necessarily a traditional beauty. She\u2019s powerful and interesting and strong and diverse. Depending on the concept that we\u2019re working with, I feel that regardless of the clothes she\u2019s wearing that will come across. So that\u2019s sort of, \u201cmy woman.\u201d She\u2019s definitely decadent, she\u2019s elegant, she\u2019s unexpected. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve just been reading recently Diana Vreeland\u2019s book and memos and it\u2019s just incredible. She had such a strong vision and clarity for the magazine &#8211; obviously like Anna Wintour does as well as many other editors &#8211; but it\u2019s just really inspiring to read those notes and to see how she directed and created decades in an era of fashion. I get inspired by other powerful women and I love seeing what their take on it is, as well. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I love hard work. I love to travel, I love the girls so much that I work with\u2026 and the boys! I mean, they\u2019ve all become really good friends. The photographers, makeup artists, etc I feel like we\u2019re a really big family. I feel so lucky. I\u2019m very blessed.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VS2.jpg\" alt=\"ES_VS2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VS2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VS2-840x559.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VS2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_VS2-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vs-magazine'>Vs. Magazine<\/a> SS2013 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/ellen-von-unwerth'>Ellen von Unwerth<\/a> \/ Models: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Irina-Shayk'>Irina Shayk<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Anne-Vyalitsyna'>Anne Vyalitsyna<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>Sounds like you&#8217;re going for a very take charge, strong woman.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: I like the idea of strength and courage in my work. There can be more of a quietness to it too. Like I said, it depends on the brand and it depends on the job. A lot of people also love that kind of cool, and it\u2019s not about the man it\u2019s still about the woman, kind of downtown rock &#038; roll, a little bit Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, French Vogue girl and I feel that I\u2019ve been more and more asked to work in that direction or to work with brands helping them kind of find that woman. She\u2019s young and very cool and effortless. So I have that in my work as well. Something to become a part of this \u201cwoman.\u201d I mean, she changes based on the brand. Also where I am, kind of in my headspace or based on what stories I\u2019ve done recently and how I evolve as an artist and change. <\/p>\n<p>Why I loved doing <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/models-coms-icons-hilary-rhoda\/\">this models.com project<\/a> is because I was so inspired by the idea of something that was iconic and that lived on &#8211; because I\u2019m inspired by all of \u201cthe greats.\u201d Penn and Avedon and those portraits are, they\u2019re so simple and they\u2019re so timeless. That\u2019s something that I not only admire but aspire to have in my work. <\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s great when you see something and you think even 40 years ago and you say \u201cthis is beautiful\u201d and nobody can argue with it. Can you get a feel for that when you first see the images?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: When you look at a shoot that you&#8217;ve done you know all of the secrets behind how you created it so you can\u2019t always look at it the same. I often feel that I need time away from my work to be able to come back later and actually appreciate it. Sometimes you\u2019re too close to the work.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes when you create something it takes a lot out of you and I give a lot so I find that you might need a minute to go back and rebuild or to focus on a different aspect. Maybe you\u2019re working on something really really creative and wild and then there\u2019s another part &#8211; so it\u2019s nice to be able to go back or take a little time just to let the project breathe and appreciate later what it was. Understand what you were trying to say with that. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What about some of the new constraints placed on stylists &#8211; some brands only want their clothes styled together, does that ever put a damper on things? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: To be perfectly honest, I never really feel constrained. I\u2019ve been very very lucky. Every brand or magazine that I\u2019ve worked with has supported me. If my biggest constraint is that I have to use a certain brand but I can pick whatever the look is, I mean that\u2019s minor. I understand at the end of the day this is a business. I never feel constrained, I think I just try to see all of the positives and opportunities that I have within the project I\u2019m working on. <\/p>\n<p>I think sometimes guidelines are good. If you\u2019re working with a brand and they want a certain look for a cover or this or that &#8211; there\u2019s still some freedom within that. Within creating the look and working with the concept and the hair and makeup. If there really isn\u2019t freedom, I probably won\u2019t take that project on! You have to pick your battles, but I never feel restrained. I feel that I\u2019m always seeing the positives and the opportunities within. It\u2019s how you see things in life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I like the idea of strength and courage in my work.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_ConstanzeJ.jpg\" alt=\"ES_ConstanzeJ\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1709\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_ConstanzeJ.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_ConstanzeJ-840x1121.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_ConstanzeJ-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_ConstanzeJ-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-italia'>Vogue Italia<\/a> Nov 2011 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/greg-kadel'>Greg Kadel<\/a> \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/constance-jablonski'>Constance Jablonski<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>Fashion is always changing &#8211; what are some things that you\u2019ve noticed in terms of trends or movements that you\u2019re really into? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I think the biggest thing that I\u2019ve seen recently is Hedi Slimane reinventing YSL and in a way, I would use revolutionize very lightly, but he\u2019s come into a brand that is iconic, with an extremely powerful heritage. One of the most amazing brands. What Saint Laurent did in the 80\u2019s and the 70\u2019s\u2026 unbelievable. For me, I am so inspired by the 70\u2019s and the 80\u2019s I just think it\u2019s two incredible time periods and eras. I think he\u2019s come in and really taken a brand that\u2019s quite difficult to just step in and design for. He\u2019s really given it a modern, effortless, cool, kind of young take. I think it\u2019s genius, I love it. It\u2019s really inspiring, I feel that it\u2019s very much \u201cmy girl.\u201d The sequin pieces are great. I think a lot of people are really inspired by what\u2019s happening. In a way it\u2019s kind of like Dior Homme for women but it\u2019s genius and it\u2019s really great direction for the brand. <\/p>\n<p>Another designer that I absolutely love and admire is Tom Ford. The powerful woman, I love that kind of makeup &#8211; the chiseled look and using color and just the fabulous nails and the whole kind of psyche of that woman and the glamour. The sequins and the fur and the decadence; it\u2019s very 70\u2019s and over-the-top. I think what he\u2019s done with the beauty brand is absolutely genius. He broke off from Gucci and has his own brand he designed and then he also took a break and did a film. He\u2019s a genius!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Absolutely, Tom Ford has really succeeded in creating a powerful aesthetic in every aspect of his brand &#8211; who else do you gravitate towards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: There are so many talented designers, obviously I love Alber, I love Lanvin, I think it\u2019s incredible. It\u2019s always been, to me, the epitome of luxury and the jewelry at Lanvin I think is just stunning. It\u2019s always been stunning and it\u2019s always been statement. You know, I really love what Olivier at Balmain is doing. Talk about a young talent! He\u2019s incredibly talented and his vision. When he did that, kind of, baroque collection\u2026 all of the pearls and it looked like old tapestries. It had a royal quality to it and that\u2019s something that I\u2019m really attracted to. It felt like it really had a heritage and that he really researched. It has obviously an 80\u2019s vibe but I think the silhouettes are powerful. It\u2019s an incredible brand as well, the heritage and the shape. I think the ad campaign with Rihanna is very cool and modern. I definitely think those are things that people are really paying attention to.<\/p>\n<p>I think there\u2019s a lot of change right now, a lot of opportunities &#8211; especially for young people. Fashion has always been a young business, but as much as it\u2019s a young business it\u2019s an old business too. There are a lot of really powerful, talented people that have been around for a very long time and have the most incredible bodies of work and careers that are just mindblowing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think that the younger generation has a lot to live up to? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: Definitely! We have a lot to live up to!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For someone relatively new it has to be daunting to work alongside legends &#8211; daunting, yet inspiring.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: Like I said, it\u2019s the way you look at it. I\u2019ve never, my entire life, compared myself to anyone. I think you just have to be you and you have to be inspired by others but also you have to find your inspiration from within. When you know that you can be your best personal you, that\u2019s all that really matters. You\u2019re not trying to have someone else\u2019s career you\u2019re kind of finding the best career that you can have and what\u2019s right for you. It will evolve naturally through working hard and honing your talents. You use these people as mentors and learn from them, from their mistakes and also from their triumphs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>&#8230;you just have to be you and you have to be inspired by others but also you have to find your inspiration from within.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue1.jpg\" alt=\"ES_Vogue1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue1-840x1132.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue1-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Vogue1-148x200.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-italia'>Vogue Italia<\/a> Nov 2010 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/greg-kadel'>Greg Kadel<\/a> \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Eniko-Mihalik'>Eniko Mihalik<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>There is so much to learn and so many of these people are still evolving.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: Karl Lagerfeld is a great example of someone who is a complete genius and he is constantly inspired by young people and their ideas. I think in a way that keeps him very young and fresh. That\u2019s how he got into photography in the first place. He was inspired and I think from a man who has so many talents he figured \u201cwhy not\u201d and he does a great job!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You wonder where Karl finds the time\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I think Karl probably works harder than anyone alive and he definitely states that in multiple interviews. It\u2019s obviously hard to measure how hard somebody works versus somebody else, but there\u2019s a passion, there\u2019s a desire, there\u2019s talent. I think that kind of trifecta is the recipe for success. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some things that you\u2019re working on that are coming up? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: There are a few things I\u2019m really excited about. I just did a very big trip to Tokyo, which is really exciting. We shot about a 16 page story for Italian Vogue. . [We shot it] with the actress, Kiko Mizuhara, sort of a day-in-the-life portrait of a woman but every image was really a different character, a different look, a different hair and makeup, so it didn\u2019t run like a traditional fashion story, which I really loved. Obviously it was super challenging on location to change everything that much and to find this woman within so many different \u201cpersonalities.\u201d So, that was an exciting project. <\/p>\n<p>Also, while I was there we shot Armani &#8211; which was really really exciting. Then we did a 16 page fashion story for Japanese Vogue, which for me was a really big milestone. I really admire Anna Della Russo &#8211; she is absolutely incredible. She is an inspiration, she is one of the hardest working women in this industry. Very inspiring, very creative, and she loves to have fun! Her, kind of, decadent and creative style &#8211; very over-the-top. I can relate to that, I mean, that\u2019s very much my woman as well on many occasions, depending on the story of course. This was my first big story working with her and that was a real honor and I felt very lucky to have the opportunity to do that. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>&#8230;there\u2019s a passion, there\u2019s a desire, there\u2019s talent. I think that kind of trifecta is the recipe for success.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_12345.jpg\" alt=\"ES_12345\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_12345.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_12345-840x630.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_12345-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_12345-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/vogue-italia'>Vogue Italia<\/a> Feb 2014 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/ellen-von-unwerth'>Ellen von Unwerth<\/a> \/ Models: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/frida-gustavsson'>Frida Gustavsson<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/wylie-hays'>Wylie Hays<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>What would you say are some other milestones for you, or products that you\u2019re especially proud of?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: Hard to answer\u2026 Only recently, when we were starting to go through my book, because of building my new website &#8211; I looked at some of my old work. I have so many little tidbits of things that are important to me\u2026 and so many people! I mean, Greg Kadel was a huge supporter of me and his team in the beginning of my career, and still is to this day. I absolutely adore him, he is one of the loveliest and most talented people and he\u2019s really a friend as well. We created some really beautiful and amazing things together. One of which we did this, I think to this day it was one of my favorite images. We did a story with Karmen Pedaru, a 60\u2019s inspired, kind of Jean Shrimpton a la David Bailey, in studio type of shoot. She was wearing this full sequined bodysuit embellished and she had this beautiful Philip Treacy flower, one-of-a-kind headpiece on. It really looked like a sculpture. She was sitting on the floor, it was so graphic and so beautiful. I remember saying to Greg, \u201cThis is one of my favorite images I\u2019ve ever done with you.\u201d And I meant it, of course. That was a real beauty. <\/p>\n<p>There are so many people I\u2019ve worked with that I love so much and have done such great stuff it\u2019s hard to single anyone out because everybody\u2019s so talented and different. I had a lot of fun working with Ellen von Unwerth on Guerlain with Natalia. She\u2019s incredible such a beauty and so inspiring,  Ellen is so fun she\u2019s amazing. <\/p>\n<p>As for milestones in my career, I mean, I did my first Italian Vogue with Greg, so that was definitely a milestone for me because it was sort of the holy grail of fashion. I really did that, pretty much a month or two after I left Blackbook\u2026 maybe even a few more months. That was definitely a milestone for me and I\u2019m lucky enough to still be working with them and doing even bigger stories and creating strong work for them that\u2019s memorable. So that was probably \u201cthe\u201d milestone, I always really wanted to work with Vogue. Then my first big story for Numero was obviously exciting and great, too. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything that you haven\u2019t done yet, that you really are looking forward to?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>ES: There are tons of things that I haven\u2019t done yet! There are tons of people that I haven\u2019t worked with yet that I would love to work with. I think I\u2019m only as good as my next project. There are so many great high fashion brands that I haven\u2019t worked with. Incredible photographers, I\u2019m working with new people every day that are super inspiring. It\u2019s kind of like; you work with new people, but you never forget the old people and you always work with those people as well. <\/p>\n<p>Regarding new projects, I\u2019m open to everything. I\u2019m definitely going in a very luxury, high fashion, direction with my career and I would like to continue that with consulting with all of the brands and photographers that I work with. I\u2019m also interested in doing collaborations with artists and some stuff for galleries and things that keep me on my toes, keep it interesting. Even working with a great director &#8211; film is so big now &#8211; I\u2019d love to do more amazing films and videos. That\u2019s exciting, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>I\u2019m definitely going in a very luxury, high fashion, direction with my career and I would like to continue that with consulting with all of the brands and photographers that I work with.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/04\/Karmen-numero-kadel-hires.jpg\" alt=\"Karmen-numero-kadel-hires\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1669\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/04\/Karmen-numero-kadel-hires.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/04\/Karmen-numero-kadel-hires-840x1095.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/04\/Karmen-numero-kadel-hires-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/04\/Karmen-numero-kadel-hires-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/numero'>Num\u00e9ro<\/a> Oct 2011 \/\/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/greg-kadel'>Greg Kadel<\/a> \/ Model <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Karmen-Pedaru'>Karmen Pedaru<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>I can absolutely see your woman in a film, that would be definitely exciting. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I would definitely love to do that. I mean, it has to be the right project. I think it could even be something strange where I work on a project for a film and maybe I act or play a part in the film as well. Doing something totally different, I\u2019m open to as well. I think the beauty behind being a stylist, at least from my perspective, is that you don\u2019t have to necessarily fall into the confines of what people think you are and how you have to be and how you have to live your life. I think you have to create that for yourself and you have to find out what that is and means to you and that\u2019s, I guess, how I love my life. There\u2019s so much I haven\u2019t done and there\u2019s so much I want to do. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I love your outlook on life, it is very inspiring. You have these things you want to do and you do it, and you\u2019re open to new experiences!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: I hope that that\u2019s, maybe, one of my better qualities. I think that being open in life is really the secret to success. It\u2019s hard to be open all of the time and I have to remind myself constantly, for various reasons\u2026 maybe you\u2019re stressed or you\u2019re afraid to be hurt. I think the basis of all of these things is based on love and fear, and they\u2019re two things that are really strong in our society and the more that you have love and friendship and you bring all of those things in your life &#8211; good things and good people &#8211; and you\u2019re surrounded by that energy, the more you\u2019ll be able to be fearless and open. Just ready for new opportunities and I think it is okay in life to not always get what you want but it\u2019s also okay to want things. I think maybe society sometimes doesn&#8217;t allow people &#8211; they don\u2019t want to, of course you want to be humble, but they don\u2019t allow people to embrace their successes or what they want. I think that isn\u2019t always good\u2026 I don\u2019t think you have to go over-the-top either, you want to be humble\u2026 but I think people should really be proud of what they\u2019ve accomplished was well. Especially because they\u2019ve earned it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s important to have your dreams and have your goals. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: Fashion, the way that I see it, is about dreams. It\u2019s about making people dream, it\u2019s about creating a world and a fantasy that on many levels may or may not be real. But it\u2019s a dream and I\u2019m inspiring readers or clients or all different people &#8211; wherever it is &#8211; that\u2019s my job: to inspire them, to excite them, show them something they haven\u2019t seen\u2026 if I can. That\u2019s my goal of course. Maybe they\u2019ll see something a little different or they\u2019ll see something they like. Make them feel good about themselves or excited or, you know, all of the above. I think everyday, what can I do for someone else &#8211; not just for myself. I think with that mentality, when you give then you shall receive in life. That\u2019s sort of the power and the beauty of our universe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>Fashion, the way that I see it, is about dreams. It\u2019s about making people dream&#8230;<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_1234.jpg\" alt=\"ES_1234\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_1234.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_1234-840x559.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_1234-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_1234-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/halston'>Halston<\/a> F\/W 2011 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/david-roemer'>David Roemer<\/a> \/ Models: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/caroline-winberg'>Caroline Winberg<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Sessilee-Lopez'>Sessilee Lopez<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\n<p><strong>You might look at a picture and you might not be able to afford the whole look but it gives you ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: And it\u2019s not even necessarily about that. At the end of the day, yes there are women out there who go and buy the full look. But regardless, she can see that on the website, she can see it in advertising, she can see it in the stores. I mean, fashion is everywhere and on many levels it creates who we are. It\u2019s our identity. We show that and express ourselves through that. Same with a great culture that is obviously easy to see that is in Japan they really express themselves through their style. But it\u2019s here as well, and Europe, all over the world. It\u2019s a fundamental in society. I think knowing that is such a powerful tool. Fashion has so many liaisons into the art world and into Hollywood. The possibilities are endless. That\u2019s what I was saying about different projects that inspire me and I feel like I could work in film and do different projects in Hollywood &#8211; which are maybe not necessarily conventional but it\u2019s interesting and I think that\u2019s what keeps life exciting &#8211; taking risks and taking a chance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Things have changed so much, there is no clear set path.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ES: There\u2019s absolutely no correct way to do things and there\u2019s no path &#8211; I mean of course there are fundamentals of respect and hierarchy. At the end of the day, I think that those are more about morals and values than anything. <\/p>\n<p>Once you recognize that the freedom actually exists and you act upon it, then you really begin to see it more. I mean, you create your own destiny and you also create a lot of the confines of your own mind and limitations based on a lot of different factors. How you want to live and how you want to see things and your whole state of being. It\u2019s super important. <\/p>\n<p>It is an outlet and I see so many young kids that are so into fashion and they get so excited and inspired. If I could take one little moment and write them on Instagram or something small, it means so much to them. Of course, you know, you can\u2019t do that all of the time but just a little gesture every once in a while is nice. People everywhere like to be validated and acknowledged. We\u2019re all on the same level, we\u2019re all here together, so I think if I can do anything to help others I\u2019m happy to. Inspire them, excite them. Show them a cool denim jacket that they want to wear, it can be something small it doesn\u2019t have to be at the largest level. <\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s a lifestyle, it\u2019s a mindset, and what an honor it is to work in fashion. I never really planned it this way, for me, it really just happened. I think I\u2019m exactly where I\u2019m supposed to be. I feel that &#8211; it\u2019s definitely, it sort of feels right and not like I\u2019m wanting or needing anything else. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rside\">\n<div class=\"quotebox\">\n<p><span class=\"bqstart\">&#8220;<\/span>Fashion is everywhere and on many levels it creates who we are. It\u2019s our identity.<span class=\"bqend\">&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Numero2013.jpg\" alt=\"ES_Numero2013\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1665\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Numero2013.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Numero2013-840x1092.jpg 840w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Numero2013-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2014\/03\/ES_Numero2013-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\"><a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/numero'>Num\u00e9ro<\/a> March 2013 \/ Photographer: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/Greg-Harris'>Gregory Harris<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/Management-Artists'>Management Artists<\/a>) \/ Model: <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Missy-Rayder'>Missy Rayder<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Sulcer With her encyclopedic knowledge of fashion and well-trained eye, rising star stylist Elizabeth Sulcer (Lalaland Artists) has had a hand in the creation of inspiring images within the pages of high-profile glossies like Vogue Italia, Numero, Vogue Japan and Vogue China. 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